Rodney Charman art on loan from EMI to town for public display

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Feb 20, 2014 at 2:00 AM

By Lindsay Pykosz

lpykosz@inkym.com, @PykoszIM

I&M Staff Writer

A series of 29 paintings by British artist Rodney Charman for the Egan Maritime Foundation can now be found throughout the Nantucket Public Safety Facility on Fairgrounds Road, giving visitors to the building a glimpse into the history of the island from its founding in 1659 to the 1900s.

The paintings, on loan from Egan Maritime, were originally commissioned by the late Bud Egan, founder of the institute. Previously hung in the main hall of the Coffin School with limited visibility to the public, the paintings are now spread throughout the first- and second- floor meeting rooms and lobbies of the public safety building that is accessed by many people each day who have business at the police department or attend community or government meetings in its public spaces.

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